Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - Evergy Kansas Central, Inc - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$ 72.2	$ 103.4
Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	218.5	213.6
Amortization of nuclear fuel	14.4	14.6
Amortization of deferred refueling outage	6.3	6.5
Amortization of corporate-owned life insurance	6.5	6.6
Net deferred income taxes and credits	8.1	(2.0)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(1.8)	(0.2)
Payments for asset retirement obligations	(3.1)	(1.2)
Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of income taxes	(2.2)	(2.2)
Income from corporate-owned life insurance	(1.9)	(9.9)
Other	0.3	(1.3)
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable	42.6	26.6
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	17.0	6.0
Fuel inventory and supplies	(17.1)	44.6
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	0.4	35.5
Accounts payable	(153.4)	(119.4)
Accrued taxes	83.0	100.2
Other current liabilities	(9.4)	(74.7)
Changes in other assets	39.4	12.8
Changes in other liabilities	(3.8)	(2.8)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	320.6	362.1
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(354.4)	(309.0)
Purchase of securities - trusts	(18.8)	(17.9)
Sale of securities - trusts	15.0	15.4
Investment in corporate-owned life insurance	(2.0)	(2.1)
Proceeds from investment in corporate-owned life insurance	30.8	40.9
Other investing activities	(4.0)	1.3
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities	(333.4)	(271.4)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Short term debt, net	493.1	572.4
Collateralized short-term debt, net	(17.0)	(6.0)
Retirements of long-term debt of variable interest entities	(32.3)	(30.3)
Borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance	0.0	0.6
Repayment of borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance	(27.8)	(30.1)
Cash dividends paid	(114.5)	(119.8)
Other financing activities	(6.4)	(4.5)
Cash Flows used in Financing Activities	294.0	296.9
NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	281.2	387.6
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
Beginning of period	23.2	160.3
End of period	304.4	547.9
Evergy Kansas Central
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	55.2	68.3
Adjustments to reconcile income to net cash from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	112.1	109.8
Amortization of nuclear fuel	7.2	7.3
Amortization of deferred refueling outage	3.1	3.2
Amortization of corporate-owned life insurance	6.5	6.6
Net deferred income taxes and credits	(16.0)	(0.3)
Allowance for equity funds used during construction	(1.9)	0.0
Payments for asset retirement obligations	(0.2)	(0.3)
Equity in earnings of equity method investees, net of income taxes	(1.2)	(1.2)
Income from corporate-owned life insurance	(1.9)	(9.3)
Other	(1.4)	(1.4)
Changes in working capital items:
Accounts receivable	9.1	(7.9)
Accounts receivable pledged as collateral	12.0	0.0
Fuel inventory and supplies	(4.3)	21.9
Prepaid expenses and other current assets	(1.2)	14.8
Accounts payable	(26.3)	(7.2)
Accrued taxes	68.4	59.5
Other current liabilities	(11.0)	(18.9)
Changes in other assets	13.9	4.6
Changes in other liabilities	(10.5)	(7.0)
Cash Flows from Operating Activities	211.6	242.5
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Additions to property, plant and equipment	(158.2)	(151.7)
Purchase of securities - trusts	(6.0)	(7.5)
Sale of securities - trusts	4.4	7.2
Investment in corporate-owned life insurance	(2.0)	(2.1)
Proceeds from investment in corporate-owned life insurance	30.8	40.3
Other investing activities	0.2	(0.1)
Cash Flows used in Investing Activities	(130.8)	(113.9)
CASH FLOWS FROM (USED IN) FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Short term debt, net	120.8	2.1
Collateralized short-term debt, net	(12.0)	0.0
Retirements of long-term debt of variable interest entities	(32.3)	(30.3)
Borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance	0.0	0.6
Repayment of borrowings against cash surrender value of corporate-owned life insurance	(27.8)	(30.1)
Cash dividends paid	(60.0)	(110.0)
Other financing activities	(1.7)	(2.4)
Cash Flows used in Financing Activities	(13.0)	(170.1)
NET CHANGE IN CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH	67.8	(41.5)
CASH, CASH EQUIVALENTS AND RESTRICTED CASH:
Beginning of period	5.2	44.5
End of period	$ 73.0	$ 3.0